Match-box.



EEEnEaioK w. DECKER, oEEEUNswIoK, GEORGIA.

MATCH-BOX.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented nar. e, ieiv.

Application filed July 25, 1916. Serial No. 111,256.

To all whom t may concern:

le it known that l, Fnnimiziox W. DECKER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Brunswick,r in the county of Glynn and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful improvements in Match-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in match boxes of the single delivery type, the main object of the invention being to provide a box which, upon being filled, need not be opened foil the extraction of matches or for the purpose of replenishing the same with matches until the matches stored therein for dispensation are dispensed, the matches being ejected one at a time through the medium of an operating element upon the exterior of the box.

A further object of the invention is to provide a match box which is simple of construction, reliable and efficient in action, adapted to operate without liability of the matches being ignited by friction or otherwise, and which is susceptible to use either as a pocket match box or of being mounted upon a stand as a permanent fixture.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe match box Alooking toward the discharge outlet and showing the box mounted upon a support as a permanent fixture.

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the box with the cover removed.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section through the box and showing the ejector in operation for the discharge of a match. t

Fig. 4 is a vertical front to rear section through the center of the match box with the cover plate of the closure removed.

ln carrying my invention into practice I provide a box or receptacle comprising a body 1 and a removable cover i2.4 -As shown in the present instance the body-lis preferably open at the front and top and the' lower edges of the side walls of said body are cut away as indicated at 3 and the lower edge of the back wall of the body bent or turned up to form a gutter or channel 4 to receive a number of matches in superposed relation for discharge. The cover 2 is suitably formed to fit the body 1 and close the openings thereof with the exception of the match discharge outlet, and said cover is removably secured in position by fastening means of any. suitable construction (not shown) y to provide for the ready replenishment of the box with matches as occasion requires.

The box is provided in one of its side walls with a match discharge outlet 5 of just sulficient size to admit of the dischargevof a v single match at a time, and this outlet is adapted to be normally closed by a sliding coverl member G mounted in a guideway 7 upon the said side wall of the body.

Arranged within the lower portion of the casing is an ejector 8 comprising a rectangular plate having at its lower rear part av match engaging projection 9, said ejector platel being provided with longitudinally extending slots 10 separated by a stop piece 11,

which slots receive headed guide studs or projections 12 mounted upon the back wall of the box, whereby the ejector is slidablyV supported upon-said wall limited in its reverse movements.

The upper edge of the ejector plate is provided with a down-turned flange 13 which is formed with a longitudinal slot 14 receiving the lower end of the vertical arm 15 of an actuating lever 16, having laterally extendingv arms v17 and 18, said lever being pivotallymounted upon the back wall at the angle of intersection of its arms, as indicated at 20. The arm 15 'of th'elever 'is adapted to transmit sliding motion to the ejector, while the arm 18 thereof is formed with a notch 20 receiving a flange or projection 21 on the sliding cover or cut-olf plate, whereby said arm is slidably and pivotally connected with said plate, so that when the slide is moved forward on its ejecting motion the cut-0H will be raised vertically to uncover the match discharge outlet, while upon the back- 'ward or return motion of the slide the cutoE will be returned to normal cut-off position. A V-shaped wire spring 22 is suitably that the arm 22 will be tensioned on the 'l forward movement of the yslide to retract said slide, the cut-ofi' and the coacting movable parts of the match discharge mechanism.

The arm 17 of the actuating'lever is pivotally connected with a slide 25 mounted l' upon the side of the box opposite the cutoff, the pivotal connection being in the form of a flange 2G upon the slide which overhangs and engages die free end of the lever arm 17, whereby when the slide'isr depressed the lever will be operated on its slide pro.- jecting and cut-oil opening motions, while upon4 the reverse movement of the parts un.- der the action-Otl the spring the slide and other elements referred to will be returned to normal position.

The slide 25 is in thefcrm of a plate which is connected with a guide plate 27 on the exterior oi the casing,rsaid plates bei-ng con-Y nected .by a screw or rivet 28 anda bolt 29.

Attached tothe bolt 29 and also secu-red to thel plate 27 by a pin 30. is a flanged ringer piece 3l wherel'iy the actuating lever may be operated in an obvious manner.

cover the working partsabove described and .torni the rear wall of the match receiving space or cli-amber 33, said plate being'secu-redy to-tlieba-clr wall ot the box by screwsor other suitable fastenin'gs A .smooth4 surface is thus provided for the down-ward travel of the matches by gravity to the gutter or cnan` nel 4@ and the matches are prevented from hanging or binding inthe operating mecha nisin.

En the operationy of Vthe device it will be` the ejector is operated said match willy` be pushed, endwisej, out of the di-scliarge opening so that it may be readily and conven- Y iently grasped and`r removed, the match being held in position from recession by the closuremember under the action of the spring if theiingerpiece is released, and sai-d closure member operating immediately to close the outlet against the dischargeof any other matches until the actuating mechanisin is again positively operated. lt will thus be understood that the matches will feed by gravity into feeding position and may be successively shown in the present instance, it may beshield' vplate disposed within the casingso as to discharged one by one- Auntil tlievsu'pply is exhausted.. It will be secured to the upright 35 of a stand having a base 36 provided with a match scratch surface 37', so that the device may be supported upon a mantel, wall or other surface for convenience as an ordinary article of utility in the house-hold or elsewhere.

l claim l. A matchbox comprising a casing having back, side and bottom Walls, the bottom wall being' bent upwardly' toforina gutter and one ot the-said side walls being provided with: a discharge outlet in line with said gutter, a cover for closing the topi and front of the casing, a reciprocating cut-off govern.k ing the discharge of matches from the gutter throughl said outlet, a reciprocating ejector toi' discharging the matches trom. thel glitter through the outlet, aspring for retracting said ejector,` a T-shaped leverv having one of its arms pivotally connected: withv the ejector and. a secondr arinA pivotally connected with the eut-oill for operating the same in unison,

and means connected with the thirdi arin of the lever for imparting actuating motion thereto. 2. A single delivery match boXcomprising a casing having a lateral discharge outlet, a sliding ejector for discharging the matches through said outlet, a sliding cutott controlling the outlet, a nFshaped lever having one of its arms enga-ging the ejector for operating the armsj connected? with the cut-oit for actuating the saine, an operating deviceY connected with the third armv of the lever, and a spring arranged with-in the casing and operatively connected to hold the parts in normal `posi-V tion.

8. A single delivery match box comprising a casing having a lateral discharge outs let and a portionbent to` torni a gutter disposed in line withV said outlet, said gutter being'- adapted to receive a series of single matches in superposed order, a slidingI cutotli at one side of the box controlling' the outlet, a sliding ejector having a projection disposed within the gutter to engage.v the lowerinost match, a T-shaped'leverhaving one of its arms connected with the ejector and another of its arms connected with the cut-oil'for operating the saine in unison, a spring connected with? the ejector for holiding the parts in normal position and an operating device connected Awith the third arm of the lever.

ln testimony whereof I ailix my signature FREDERICK W. DECKER.

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